Defensive Game
Active, engaged defender who used his athleticism to create turnovers and contest shots. Capable of elite defensive performances when engaged.
Trayectoria Profesional
Denver Nuggets
1975-1982
David O'Neil Thompson, comúnmente conocido por el apodo de "Skywalker", es un exjugador de baloncesto profesional estadounidense. Jugó con los Denver Nuggets tanto de la American Basketball Association (ABA) como de la National Basketball Association (NBA), así como con los Seattle SuperSonics de la NBA antes de que problemas de drogas truncaran su carrera. Anteriormente fue una estrella universitaria para North Carolina State, llevando a los Wolfpack a su primer campeonato de la NCAA en 1974. Thompson es uno de los once jugadores en anotar 70 o más puntos en un partido de la NBA. Fue incluido en el Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame en 1996.
Defensive Game
Active, engaged defender who used his athleticism to create turnovers and contest shots. Capable of elite defensive performances when engaged.
Intangibles
Elite scoring intelligence and ability to read defenses. His career arc suggests his IQ and skill were fully formed — personal struggles cut short a historically great career.
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Before Michael Jordan, many considered David Thompson the most gifted shooting guard the sport had ever seen. His 44-inch vertical leap, his 73-point game, and his 1974 national championship defined an era — and why #33 belongs in the Ball Arena rafters.
Denver Nuggets
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Seattle SuperSonics
1982-1984
Vida Personal y Familia
Estado
Married
Padres & Hermanos
Fuera de la Cancha
NC State alumni programs
North Carolina youth basketball
¿Sabías Que?
Thompson scored 73 points in the final regular season game of 1977-78 in an attempt to win the scoring title over George Gervin — the fourth-highest single-game total in NBA history at the time.
His vertical leap was measured at 44 inches, one of the highest in basketball history, earning him the Skywalker nickname that captured his ability to seemingly float above defenders.
Thompson led NC State to the 1974 national championship over an undefeated UCLA team that had won 88 consecutive games — considered one of the greatest upsets in college basketball history.
He was widely considered the most talented player in the world in the late 1970s before personal struggles derailed a career that many believe could have been historically great.
Honores de Carrera
NBA All-Star (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982)
1974 NCAA Champion (NC State)
Naismith Award (1975)
ABA All-Star (1976)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1996)
Denver Nuggets #33 retired
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